Globalization & Society in India
About
The Globalization & Society in India working group (GSI) fosters intellectual exchanges and academic discussions among scholars interested in issues related to globalization and India, both from within and outside of George Mason University. Its goal is to produce empirical research, contributing and engaging in current debates about the globalization processes that take shape in and are shaping India. The group organizes myriad activities, such as guest speakers, publications, panel discussions, workshops and film viewings. Key interests include questions of identity and personhood in post-liberalization India, restructured work spaces and relationships, visual imagery of a burgeoning consumer society, and a critical inquiry into the rhetoric of emancipation in India's globalization process.
Past Events
"Shifting Identities and Globalization in Contemporary India."
Conference on sociocultural trends in globalized India, February 2009. Click here for a detailed event summary.
For conference brochure click here
"Emerging Culture: An Analysis of Identity, Work and Visual Culture in India."
Panel discussion on India and globalization at the Center for Global Studies, February 2008.
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"Fiction, Friction or Fusion? A Critical Examination of Globalization and its Rhetoric" and Film: Outsourced.
Panel discussion and film presentation as part of International Week 2008 at George Mason University, April 2008. Click here to access article published in Broadside.
Contact
If you would like to subscribe to GSI news and event announcements or have questions regarding the group, please contact Bhavani Arabandi.